How to Erase Yourself from the Internet

JustDelete.me is a page full of links — not ugly blue hyperlinks but links disguised as buttons. Each button represents an online service; anything from LinkedIn to Skype to Wikipedia.

Click a button and JustDelete.me will take you to the page on that online service that allows you to delete your account. If you click the “show info” link under each button, meanwhile, JustDelete.me will tell you, in plain English, how to delete your account from that site.

Turns out some sites love your data so much they won’t remove it. Ever.

In addition to its primary purpose of teaching people how to delete their accounts — and serving as a one-stop shop for people who want to pare down their online presence — JustDelete.me publicly shames services that don’t let users remove their data. And for those who haven’t yet created eternal accounts on these types of sites, including Netflix, Pinterest or Pastebin, JustDelete.me serves as a warning that some sites will never let you go.

JustDelete.me was created by Robb Lewis, a UK-based developer frustrated by the lack of transparency offered in online service deletions.